Little duckling

Snapped this at the ASU Research Park in Tempe, he's trying to stay in Daddy's shadow

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Prague, Czech Republic

Richmond Upon Thames, UK

Mumbai, India

Where's Phoenix?

This hand-made rock sign on the side of a mountain in east Mesa (or is it Apache Junction), points the way to the city, in case you've lost your bearings

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Budapest, Hungary

Sharon, Conneticut

Menton, France

Sunny path

I liked this tree alongside the path; this goes along the canal in the back of the Phoenix Zoo, and connects to the Papago Park with all of it's trails

My three favorite daily photos for today are

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Richmond Upon Thames, UK

Ystad, Sweden

Staircase

Here's the backside of Hole-In-The-Rock, and the stairs leading up to it

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

San Diego, California

Barcelona, Spain

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Merry Christmas!

Here it is, Christmas Day, and I don't have any more Christmas pics; so, I thought I'd post a picture of what our city looks like at Christmastime - the same. No snow. But pretty! This was taken through Hole-In-The-Rock, a natural formation in a small mountain in the Papago Park, near the Phoenix Zoo - it's an easy hike up, and then you are looking out at the city through a cave

My three favorite daiy photo picks for today are:

Arlington, Virginia

Nottingham, UK

Saigon, Vietnam

Christmas Eve

We're back from a great trip to Disneyland, the appropriate ornament keepsake is on our tree, and we're ready for Santa! Merry Christmas!

My three favorite daiy photos for today are:

New York City, New York

Oslo, Norway

Wailea, Hawaii

Boat parade

Our Christmas boat parade is held every year at the Tempe Town Lake, but this is the first year we attended - so here ya go

We're off to Disneyland, no time to pick my faves - back soon!

Tumbleweed Christmas Tree

Have you ever seen a Christmas tree made out of tumbleweed? The City of Chandler's 35-foot tree has been a town tradition since 1957

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

New York City, New York

Torun, Poland

Bucaramanga, Columbia

More wagon wheels

Taken at the San Tan Flats out in Queen Creek

My favorite daily photos for today are:

Belgrade, Serbia

Santiago, Spain

Ocean Township, New Jersey

Christmas cactus?

This organ pipe cactus is getting in the Christmas spirit; it's fruit looks just like red ornaments

my favorite daily photos for today are:

Belfast, Ireland

Shanghai, China

Greenville, South Carolina

Wagon Wheel Window

This window is part of the San Tan Flats restaurant out in Queen Creek, a pretty cool place to check out - they are in a battle with the law right now, straight out of the Old West; the restaurant has an outdoor stage and live music, and the sheriff has determined they are operating a dancing hall without a proper dancin' hall license! One of these nights, I'll get some shots of the place at night - they have firepits all around, and a bag of marshmallows is on the menu

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

South Shields, UK

Montpellier, France

Saigon, Vietnam

Chaos captured

Is there anything more chaotic than a preschool Christmas concert? I liked this picture because we caught the videocamera's view, which actually looks a lot less chaotic. My son is one of the little ones leaning over, trying to pick up the confetti so he could scatter it again - good times

my three favorite daily photos for today are:

Grenoble, France

Ioannina, Greece

Coral Gables, Florida

A sort of foggy morn

It's been rainy the last couple of days, and this morning as the sun rose, there was fog on the water outside our house - it didn't show up very well at all, but it's still a peaceful picture

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Cape Town, South Africa

Quito, Ecuador

Torino, Italy

Flowers

This was taken about a month ago, it's a vine growing in one of our front porch pots - I think it's a snail vine? The flowers didn't last long, but they were pretty

My three favorite daily photos today are:

Brasov, Romania

Prescott, Arizona

New York City, New York

A nice drive

I'm not exactly sure where this picture was taken, I think it was when we drove down by the Salt River;

My three favorite daily photos for the day are:

Lyon, France

Menton, France

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

A closer look

Another look at the Casa Grande Ruins from yesterday's photo - inside, there are carvings of people's names from the 1800's and early 1900's, as it wasn't actually protected as a monument until the early 1900's. The roof that stands over it was built in the 1930s

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Portland, Oregon

Nelson, New Zealand

Nashville, Tennesee

Indian ruins

We took a little road trip over the weekend and ended up checking out the Casa Grande Ruins, which are only about 30 miles from where we live. It was built by the Hohokam Indians, and is considered to be one of the largest prehistoric structures ever built in North America

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Wroclaw, Poland

Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Back to bridges

One last bridge photo that I forgot to post - this one is also at Canyon Lake; you may notice that there is no water under the bridge! That's because they are working on the dam and lowered the water level dramatically - we took lots of pics so my husband can see where the good fishing spots will be once the water is back

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Hyderabad, India

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Greenville, South Carolina

I love a parade

This was the Tempe holiday parade, which happened a couple weekends ago; nice, short, and sweet - a little tip: don't sit under the trees - the parade scares the poop out of the birds, literally!

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Menton, France

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Delta, Colorado

..and one more bridge

Here's another bridge at Canyon Lake - we are just waiting for our turn

My three favorite daily photos for today:

Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

Zurich, Switzerland

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Another bridge

This is looking the other direction from yesterday's photo; this is the railway bridge that crosses over Tempe Town Lake

I just took a look at my blog and noticed that it never posted yesterday's photo! I'm not sure why that is happening, but I went ahead and re-posted it

My three favorite daily photos for today are:

Brownsville, Texas

Wailea, Hawaii

Manila, Philippines

Mill Ave Bridge

This was my runner-up bridge photo for yesterday's theme day; this is the Mill Ave bridge that goes into Tempe, crossing the Tempe Town Lake

DP Theme Day - Bridge

On the first of every month, the Daily Photo community has a theme day, and December's theme is bridges. This bridge is at Canyon Lake, which is just southeast of Phoenix. It's a one-lane bridge, so you have to practice your courtesy and patience when you come up to it.

Take a tour of bridges around the world today at these participating Daily Photo sites:

Boston (MA), USA - San Diego (CA), USA - Stayton (OR), USA - New York City (NY), USA - Portland (OR), USA - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Inverness (IL), USA - Singapore, Singapore - Stockholm, Sweden - Setúbal, Portugal - Brussels, Belgium - Phoenix (AZ), USA - Seattle (WA), USA - Hyde, UK - Manila, Philippines - Fort Lauderdale (FL), USA - London, England - Austin (TX), USA - Toulouse, France - Weston (FL), USA - Sesimbra, Portugal - Selma (AL), USA - Silver Spring (MD), USA - Saarbrücken, Germany - Cleveland (OH), USA - Crystal Lake (IL), USA - American Fork (UT), USA - Seoul, South Korea - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Norwich (Norfolk), UK - North Bay (ON), Canada - Arradon, France - Paderborn, Germany - Durban, South Africa - Philadelphia (PA), USA - Cypress (TX), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Prague, Czech Republic - Portland (OR), USA - Greenville (SC), USA - Boston (MA), USA - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Wichita (Ks), USA - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Petaling Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia - Grenoble, France - New York City (NY), USA - Nottingham, UK - Hobart (Tasmania), Australia - Arlington (VA), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Miami (FL), USA - Cheltenham, UK - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Saratoga Spgs. (NY), USA - Las Vegas (NV), USA - Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Nashville (TN), USA - Toruń, Poland - New Orleans (LA), USA - Port Elizabeth, South Africa - Melbourne, Australia - Moscow, Russia - Trujillo, Peru - Château-Gontier, France - Quincy (MA), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Port Vila, Vanuatu - Joplin (MO), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Brookville (OH), USA - Chateaubriant, France - Chandler (AZ), USA - Stavanger, Norway - Baziège, France - Auckland, New Zealand - Wellington, New Zealand - Ocean Township (NJ), USA - Subang Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia - Detroit (MI), USA - Riga, Latvia - Nelson, New Zealand - Budapest, Hungary - Cape Town, South Africa - Sydney, Australia - Dunedin (FL), USA - Sofia, Bulgaria - Radonvilliers, France - Turin, Italy - Montpellier, France - Kansas City (MO), USA - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Haninge, Sweden - Wailea (HI), USA - Lubbock (TX), USA - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Terrell (TX), USA - Mexico City, Mexico - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Budapest, Hungary - Montréal (QC), Canada - Sharon (CT), USA - Le Guilvinec, France - Jefferson City (MO), USA - Saigon, Vietnam - London, UK - Crepy-en-Valois, France - Orlando (FL), USA - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Paris, France - Mainz, Germany - Newcastle (NSW), Australia - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Darmstadt, Germany - Naples (FL), USA - Torino, Italy - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Bogor, Indonesia - The Hague, Netherlands - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Anderson (SC), USA - Melbourne (VIC), Australia - West Sacramento (CA), USA - Christchurch, New Zealand